Reply #59: Somerby talked about Rich

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in Monday or Tuesday's daily Howler
you can link to it here
http://www.liberaloasis.com/
under media analysis, or directly it is here
http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh112904.shtml

As far as the hypocrisy goes, that is an unfounded accusation. I am offended by alot of porn. I think it is dissolute, degrading, and promotes violence and promiscuity. Just because there are several porn shops in my town, does not mean that I shop at them. In even the reddest of counties the numbers are probably 42-18-40 between Bush-Kerry-and non-voters, or 90-10 between religious and pagan. There is nothing to say that either the Bush voters or the religious are major customers of the porn shops. The mere presence of a few porn shops does not warrant a blanket charge of hypocrisy.

I like the point about values voters in 1996, but again - in 1996 over 40% of the population voted against Clinton. The 40% who cast their vote based on values might have all voted against Clinton. There is not enough information to say one way or the other.